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Oct 26, 2009 13:01
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river
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For a children's book, I need to know how to say "river" in Tamil. I've found "ar" and "puzai" and I don't know which one is correct, if any of them.
Thank you.
PS: I can't read the Tamil alfabet, so please, use western transcription.
Thank you.
PS: I can't read the Tamil alfabet, so please, use western transcription.
Proposed translations
(Tamil)
| 4 | ''ARu'' |
Sathyarthi Chandrasekaran
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| 5 +1 | nadhi; aaRu |
mohanv
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| 5 | nadhi or aaru |
s.nagarajan
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Proposed translations
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Sathyarthi Chandrasekaran
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''ARu''
The standard Tamil word for ''river'' is ''ARu'' ('A' = 'a' as in 'father'; 'R' = a trilled 'r' sound). ''ARRanggarai'' (lit: ''the banks of a river'') may also be applied in certain contexts.
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nadhi or aaru
nadhi or aaru are the correct terms for the word river.
kaveri nathi, gangai nadhi, vaigai aaru are some of the tamil words.
kaveri nathi, gangai nadhi, vaigai aaru are some of the tamil words.
Example sentence:
gangai nadhi oru jeeva nathi
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